Arkansas’ elimination of ‘X’ as option for sex on licenses and IDs endorsed by GOP lawmakers
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers have endorsed a state agency’s decision to no longer offer…
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Oil tanks catch fire at quarry in Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Environmental officials are monitoring the air quality in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C. after several oil tanks…
Continue Reading‘Prophet’ charged in Zimbabwe court after police say his reclusive sect used 251 children as workers
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press NORTON, Zimbabwe (AP) — A man claiming to be a prophet has been charged in a Zimbabwean court after police raided…
Continue ReadingA critical Rhode Island bridge will need to be demolished and replaced
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee says a critical bridge that was partially shut down over safety concerns in December…
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‘Transformational:’ Drop Thesis, a new psilocybin center, opens in downtown Bend; we talk to staff and early patient
Drop Thesis, which says it’s a state-licensed, “pioneering wellness company,” recently opened a “state-of-the-art psilocybin service center” in…
Continue ReadingSt. Patrick’s parade will be Kansas City’s first big event since the deadly Super Bowl celebration
By NICK INGRAM and JIM SALTER Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people are expected at this weekend’s St.…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects Sen. Menendez’s claims that legislative immunity protects him from bribery charges
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has rejected Sen. Bob Menendez’s attempt to toss out four charges…
Continue ReadingTennessee House advances bill requiring local officers to aid US immigration authorities
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Republican-led Tennessee House has advanced a proposal that would require law…
Continue ReadingLoud explosion is heard as Somali militant group says its fighters have attacked a hotel in capital
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The Somali extremist group al-Shabab says its fighters have attacked a hotel in the…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia’s population declined for the third straight year, census data shows
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Newly released federal estimates show that more than 16,000 residents left Philadelphia last year, marking the third straight…
Continue ReadingMeghan, Duchess of Sussex, returns to Instagram to tease new food, cookbook, cutlery brand
MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has returned to Instagram to tease a new brand that records show could feature jams,…
Continue Reading2 Michigan officers on leave after video shows officer kicking Black man in head during arrest
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — Two suburban Detroit police officers are under investigation after police video of officers arresting a Black man…
Continue ReadingWhat is the breast cancer risk calculator recommended by Olivia Munn?
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer When Olivia Munn revealed this week that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a double mastectomy, she…
Continue ReadingProsecutors say they’re open to delaying Donald Trump’s March 25 hush-money trial for a month
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors said Thursday they are open to…
Continue ReadingFormer Mississippi officer charged after allegedly forcing arrestee to lick urine off floor
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A former Mississippi police officer pleaded guilty to a federal charge after allegedly forcing an arrestee to…
Continue ReadingMississippi ex-police officer pleads guilty after making man lick urine off jail floor
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former Mississippi police officer has pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights…
Continue ReadingKansas is close to banning gender-affirming care for minors as GOP leaders seek the last vote
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators are close to banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors in…
Continue ReadingDrones and shelling hit Russia’s Belgorod amid third day of border skirmishes
By Christian Edwards, Maria Kostenko, Olga Voitovych and Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — Fighting in Russia’s Belgorod region has raged for a…
Continue ReadingThe League of Women Voters is suing those involved in robocalls sent to New Hampshire voters
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The League of Women Voters filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to prevent those who sent…
Continue ReadingPolish Catholics get a new leader as the church struggles to reckon with sexual abuse
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leaders of Poland’s influential Catholic Church have chosen moderate Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda to be their new…
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